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Food and wine pairing

Alsace Sylvaner

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Alsace Sylvaner

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 3 years old.

This drink pairs well with 367 dishes:

Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster parisienne

Lobster parisienne
Lobster cooked in a white wine court-bouillon, served cold and topped with mayonnaise, truffle, egg white, chervil, and tarragon, accompanied by tomatoes stuffed with vegetable macédoine.
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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster Thermidor

Lobster Thermidor
Lobster meat combined with a béchamel sauce and Cognac, shallots, fish stock, and mustard, then served in its shell and often gratinated.
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Seafish

Lox

Lox
Salmon cut into fillets or a whole piece that has been cold-smoked or cured in brine.
The richer the smoked salmon, more the wine must be marked by the acidity.
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Seafish

Lutefisk

Lutefisk
Scandinavia.
Traditional dish made with dried white fish soaked in cold water for several days, then placed for two days in a saturated solution of sodium hydroxide, and finally soaked again in cold water for 4 to 6 days.
Served with bacon, goat cheese, mustard, mashed split peas and potatoes.
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Cheeses

Maasdam

Maasdam
Netherlands. North Holland.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with waxed rind.
Ripening : 1 to 3 months.
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Sauces

Marinière sauce

Marinière sauce
Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.
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Sauces

Matelote sauce

Matelote sauce
Matelote sauce : red wine reduction with chopped mushrooms, shallots, onions and bouquet garni with brown roux.
Prefer a regional pairing.
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Cold starters

Meatloaf

Meatloaf
Ballotine : piece of meat, game, fish, or poultry that is deboned, rolled, stuffed, and tied, cooked in a casserole or set in jelly.
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Seafish

Merlu koxkera

Merlu koxkera
Spain. Basque Country. San Sebastián.
Specialty made with hake with asparagus, shellfish, hard-boiled egg and peas served with a green sauce (salsa verde: garlic, fish stock, olive oil and white wine with parsley).
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Salads

Mesclun

Mesclun
Mixed salad composed of at least 5 varieties of shoots or leaves of chicory, oak leaf lettuce, lettuce, lamb's lettuce, dandelion, purslane, spinach shoots, arugula, escarole, radicchio or aromatic herbs.
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